In the spotlight: first evacuation of Afghans with dual nationality from Kabul Some 200 passengers board a Qatar Airways plane at Kabul airport on September 9, 2021 on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the Afghan capital since the US evacuation on August 30. AFP - WAKIL KOHSAR Text by: Stefanie Schüler Follow 4 min Advertising Read more This is the first large-scale evacuation of A

In the spotlight: first evacuation of Afghans with dual nationality from Kabul

Some 200 passengers board a Qatar Airways plane at Kabul airport on September 9, 2021 on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the Afghan capital since the US evacuation on August 30.

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This is the first large-scale evacuation of Afghans with dual nationality from Kabul since the end of the US airlift, the

Washington Post

announced this morning

The Taliban today authorized 211 Afghans to leave the country.

Among them 30 have an American passport.

Others hold British, Italian, Dutch, Canadian and German passports.

But the daily procrastinated: "We

do not know how many of these people were able to join the convoy in time for a safe passage to Kabul airport"

Without forgetting that "

contrary to what they had promised, the Taliban have in recent days prevented the take-off of several chartered planes from Mazar-e-Sharif airport"

, recalls the

Washington Post

United States to commemorate 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks

As this weekend's commemorations approach, there are already a lot of articles in the American press.

The weekly

The Antlantic

recalls that after the attacks of September 11, the United States had given itself a mission: that of "

ridding the world of" terror "and" evil "

Twenty years later, the author comes to "

a sad conclusion"

: "

as a nation we got almost everything wrong in our answer.
The war on terrorism has certainly allowed two important victories: al-Qaeda never again attacked the American national territory, and Osama bin Laden was killed, a decade after the attacks.
Yet in the end, the war on terror weakened our nation.
Americans today are more frightened, less free, morally compromised and above all more isolated than ever.
This day of September 11, 2001, which initially created an unprecedented sense of unity, became the backdrop for endless political polarization ”

Brazil: the president of the Supreme Court responds to the attacks of Jair Bolsonaro

“

Nobody! No one will close this Court! We will keep her standing, with sweat, perseverance and courage

”. In an indignant tone, the President of the Supreme Court, Luis Fux, replied less than 24 hours after the speeches of Jair Bolsonaro against the judiciary. He accuses the president of inciting hatred. Jair Bolsonaro had especially targeted one of the members of the Court, treated of scoundrel, and he had warned that he would not respect the decisions of this magistrate.

This firm response from the President of the Supreme Court of Brazil to Jair Bolsonaro is causing a lot of ink to flow in the country's newspapers today. Like many dailies opposed to the Brazilian president, the

Folha de Sao Paulo

welcomes this morning the “

vehement reaction”

of judge Luiz Fux. "

It was a no-nonsense response

said the columnist. The president of the Supreme Court "

did nothing but recall the law and nothing but the law
: the non-respect of court decisions, preached by Jair Bolsonaro in front of a fanatic crowd, constitutes a crime"

The newspaper

O Estado

is reassured: “

Judge Luiz Fux's response indicates that in Brazil, our institutions are holding up. Despite the countless attacks against them by the Head of State, they continue to exercise their constitutional independence. And in so doing, they preserve our democratic normality.

May

they be thanked, ”

writes the daily.

Other commentators criticize the leaders of the Brazilian Parliament, who, according to some, lack the courage to face the authoritarian inclinations of President Bolsonaro.

O Globo

points the finger at the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira, "

forced by the attacks of the president to make a statement"

, according to the newspaper. “

On a more moderate tone, Arthur Lira tried to put the legislature in the role of 'bridge' to pacify the executive and the judiciary”

Too cautious remarks, considers for its part the

Folha of Sao Paulo

which summons the President of the Chamber to look into the requests for impeachment against Jair Bolsonaro instead of "

repeating platitudes on the importance of respect of the Constitution ”

Nicaragua: justice ordered this Wednesday the arrest of the writer Sergio Ramirez

Sergio Ramirez is accused of "

incitement to hatred"

and "

conspiracy"

, charges often used against opponents. More than 30 have been targeted in recent months, including seven candidates for the presidential election in November. "

Dictatorships lack imagination,"

replied last night, not without irony, Sergio Ramirez, who is not currently in Nicaragua, said

La Prensa

The writer and winner of the prestigious Cervantes literary prize is a vocal critic of the Nicaraguan presidential couple

recalls

El Observador

However, in the 1980s, Sergio Ramirez was the vice-president of Daniel Ortega before announcing, in 1995, his resignation and the break with the head of state"

In the spotlight: first evacuation of Afghans with dual nationality from Kabul

In the spotlight: first evacuation of Afghans with dual nationality from Kabul

United States to commemorate 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks

Brazil: the president of the Supreme Court responds to the attacks of Jair Bolsonaro

Nicaragua: justice ordered this Wednesday the arrest of the writer Sergio Ramirez

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